S. Sudan court dismisses case against detained US citizen

December 8, 2012 (JUBA) - The High Court in South Sudan, on Friday, dropped a case in which Elton McCabe, an American citizen and his business counterpart, were being detained on allegation of attempted kidnap.

Elton McCabe

McCabe and Mohamed Oglah, an Iraqi national, were in October arrested by security agents, who accused the duo of allegedly plotting to kidnap an Indian businessperson, and reportedly demanded a $5 million ransom.

The two run a construction consultancy firm in Juba, the South Sudan capital.

The Juba-based US embassy, in a 14 October letter, condemned the arrest, urging South Sudanese authorities to ensure its citizen get fair trial in the court.

Agok Makur, the lawyer who represented the two men told journalists on Friday that his clients were released following a letter from the country’s Justice Ministry.

“The Ministry of Justice wrote a letter to the judge asking him to stop the court process of this case and withdraw it from the court,” Makur said, adding that the ministerial order was in line with article 25 of the criminal procedure laws.

“By this letter, the judge declared that the two people can be released”, said the defense lawyer.

Sources familiar with the case, however, told Sudan Tribune the two men were released after the state failed to provide enough evidence top in them.

“There were lots of contradictions in this case. It was all clear from the beginning that such a case would not survive the test of time,” said John Mogga, a law student, who attended Friday’s court session.

Meanwhile, McCabe, upon his release, said he was relieved and happy that justice had finally prevailed.

“I am relieved after 55 days. Long, long journey is finally over. We are free, the case was thrown out and we are very, very happy. The justice was served, we prevailed, and I am very, happy”, he told journalists outside the court premises.

Neither government nor the US embassy in Juba has issued a public statement on the release of the two men, held in detention for over two months.

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9 December 2012 07:11, by Dinkawarrior

South Sudan is on sale!
To the World’s Smarters and largest Criminals, we are selling our dumbasses criminals to you. If you’re out there, we would like you to join us and we will work together in order to get the hell out on our necks. The so called Dr. Cowboy and Dr. Holocaust are now becoming our problems instead of them to be a solution. We sick and tied of them, please join us.

To detained US citizen & others,Who brought you to this jungle in the first place? the south is the state of outlaw where innocent people can be killed during the daylight without knowing who killed them and why?
Just get your ass out of this jungle ASAP before the big bang occurs, many observers believe it could happen at any time!

hey ya Jalaby how many people was Lost in Khartoum Day and night , the most people they are important, no body ask those people ,because u have only shaire-Law there is no any other law, and Shaire-law will thanks u if u kill the important peoples

Mater,you cannot ask that question.Remember we have been crying recently about the death of our late brother Ding and you are now demanding another person to died?there is no death because God heard our prayers for the crimes we are committing.I hope i have answered you.

Mashit! Listen,Sudan will never be relieved from terrorist lists unless they quit from Iran.List of terrorist states.Sudan,Somalia,Egypt,Syria,Iraq,Afganstan, Labonon,Yemen,Palestine, Saudi Arabia,Libya....All the mentioned states have completely failed and be sanctioned forever! They will never see peace unless christianity is infested into their minds!They should accept Jesus to be free from sin

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